The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.
The risk
Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588), Sierra & Sandpiper (1-574-534-4574), and Salem & Wildwood (1-574-534-3167). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1915.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Catalina | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Aurora | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Campsite Reserve | 2025 |
| Forest River Cascade | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Cherokee | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Impression | 2025 |
| Forest River Pause | 2025 |
| Forest River Puma | 2025 |
| Forest River Sabre | 2025 |
| Forest River Salem | 2025 |
| Forest River Sandpiper | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Sierra | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Vengeance | 2025 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2025 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:STEP/LADDER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Catalina | 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| Coachmen Catalina | 2025 | 0 | 7 |
| Forest River Aurora | 2024 | 0 | 7 |
| Forest River Aurora | 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| Forest River Campsite Reserve | 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Cascade | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Cascade | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| Forest River Cherokee | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Cherokee | 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Impression | 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Pause | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Puma | 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| Forest River Sabre | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Salem | 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| Forest River Sandpiper | 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| Forest River Sandpiper | 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Sierra | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Sierra | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Vengeance | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2025 | 2 | 8 |
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86 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the structure; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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